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1000 VAN NESS SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA The Don Lee Building at 1000 Van Ness Avenue is a San Francisco Landmark, designed by architects Weeks and Day and completed in 1921. The building, at the center of early San Francisco's "auto row" is notable as a good example of the development of commercial architecture in San Francisco. The public facades of the building exterior are richly ornamented in terra cotta and painted metal, in contrast to the utilitarian expression of the two remaining street elevations. Inside, the double-height auto showroom, with Spanish tile floor, ornately carved wood stair and wainscot, and gilded coffered ornamental plaster ceiling, is offset by six floors of warehouse-like space above. Page & Turnbull provided complete historic preservation architectural services for the rehabilitaion of the building, which is part of a large mixed-use complex including movie theaters, retail and residential spaces. We also prepared an Historic Building Survey, and have provided tax certification and EIR consultation for the project.